Environment
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA) voted to protect Californian families from exposure to dangerous PFAS chemicals with H.R. 535, the "PFAS Action Act." This legislation will clean up these "forever chemicals," which pose a direct threat to public health, and introduce stronger protections against future pollution. The bill passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a bipartisan vote of 241 to 183 and now heads to the U.S. Senate for consideration.
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA) issued the following statement to recognize Earth Day, 2021:
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed Congressman John Garamendi's (D-CA) legislation (H.R.
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA)—who served as Deputy Secretary of the Interior under President Bill Clinton—issued the statement below in support of Congresswoman Deb Haaland's (D-NM) nomination to serve as Secretary of the Department of Interior. Garamendi currently serves as Chairman of the Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness, which Congresswoman served on throughout the 116th Congress.
Davis, CA.—Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA) announced his major accomplishments for the 116th Congress (2019-2020), including 3 bills signed into law, $2,300,000 in earned but previously unpaid federal benefits to his constituents and over $1,800,000 for 3rd District veterans. In Washington, he works on issues crucial to California and our country's economy and national security.
Lake County, CA—Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA) submitted a formal comment letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) opposing the proposed removal of Scott Dam at Lake Pillsbury.
Washington, DC—Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA03) applauded passage of his amendment (Garamendi #33) to the "Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act" (
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA) secured key provisions to rebuild California's transportation infrastructure, increase resilience to the effects of climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Sacramento, CA—Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA), who represents the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta in Congress, sent a letter to Director Karla Nemeth of the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) objecting to the agency's lack of consideration of the "western route" for the new Delta Conveyance Project. To date, DWR has failed to examine a possible western route for the project, even though the western route could more effectively preserve the ecology of the Delta.
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA), who served as Deputy Secretary of the Interior under President Bill Clinton, sent a letter to California Natural Resources Secretary Wade Crowfoot, California Environmental Protection Agency Secretary Jared Blumenfeld, and California Department of Food and Agriculture Secretary Karen Ross, advocating for the Sites Reservoir Project—an off-stream reservoir—and the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta in Governor Newsom's Wat